Present | Faculty Member, Georgia Southern University ‐ Department of Sociology and Anthropology | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Professional Service and Affiliations
2018 - Present | Member, Department of Sociology Bylaws Committee | 2018 - Present | Member, Diversity & Inclusion Faculty Fellow | 2018 - Present | Co-Chair, Lavender Graduation Organization Committee | 2017 - Present | Member, Department of Sociology Theory Assessment Committee | 2017 - Present | Member, Department of Sociology: American Dream Project | 2017 - Present | Member Organizing Committee, Eagle QuaRC | 2017 - Present | Mentor, Impact Zone LGBT: LGBT Centers and their Impact on College Students | 2017 - Present | Steering Committee Member, LGBT+ Initiative Task Force | 2017 - Present | Member, Women's Leadership Series Committee | 2017 - Present | Member, Women's and Gender Studies Awards Committee | 2017 - Present | Member, Women's and Gender Studies Program Assessment Committee | 2016 - Present | Member, Department of Sociology Methods Assessment Committee | 2016 - Present | Member, Eagle QuaRC | 2015 - Present | Advisor, Student Organization | 2016 - 2018 | Member, Master Thesis Committee | 2015 - 2017 | Committee Member, Search for Assistant Professor of Practice in Social Work | 2015 | Reviewer, Journal of Homosexuality | 2015 | Committee Member, he Latina/o Sociology Section of the American Sociological Association |
Honors and Awards
- Recipient, Seventh-Ninth Grade Teacher of the Year, Campbell County School District, Wright Junior Senior High School (Spring 2000)
- Recipient, Enhancement Assistantship Award, Department of Sociology and Criminology and Law, University of Florida (2007-2009)
- Recipient, Teacher Assistant of the Year, J.S. Vandiver Sociology (Spring 2009)
- Recipient, Graduate Student Teaching Award Nominee Department of Sociology and Criminology & Law, The Graduate School, University of Florida (2010-2011)
- Recipient, Rainbow Alliance Award for Outstanding Research for the LGBT Community, LGBT Concerns Committee, University of Florida (Spring 2011)
- Recipient, Inaugural Recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award for Continued Dedication and Leadership, The Florida Society of the Social Sciences, University of Florida (2007-2013)
- Recipient, Dissertation Scholarship ($10,000), The Graduate School, University of Florida (2013)
- Graduate Faculty, Jack N. Averitt College of Graduate Studies, Georgia Southern University (2015)
- Course Design Institute, Centers for Teaching and Technology, Georgia Southern University (2015)
- Teaching and Developing Online Courses, Centers for Teaching and Technology, Georgia Southern University (2015)
Courses
- Introduction to Women's Studies
- Senior Seminar in Sociology
- Introduction to Sociology
- Sociology of Sexuality
- Introduction to LGBT Studies
2013 | Ph.D. in Sociology, University of Florida | |
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2007 | M.A. in Women's Studies, University of South Florida | |
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1990 | M.Sc. in Education, Science Curriculum & Instruction, University of Kansas | |
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1982 | B.Sc. in Forest Resources & Conservation, University of Florida | |
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Contact Information
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Statesboro, GA 30460
Phone: (912) 478-1473
Office: Carroll 2269B
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